At
a time when Arsene Wenger was busy at Brazil beaches, Brendan Rodgers was
dealing with inevitable task of the departure of Luis Suarez and Man United
were looking for their new manager to return after the World Cup, Jose Mourinho
was busy in some summer shopping. Having spent a total of nearly 75million
pounds on the likes of Cesc Fabregas, Diego Costa and Filipe Luis, it seems
that the Chelsea boss is done barring some minor changes regarding the summer
transfer business.

Attack:

According
to Opta, having got the most number of shots attempted last season, there was
no short of firepower as far as the Chelsea starting lineup was concerned.
However it was the number of goals scored where this Chelsea team drops to 3rd
which was off-course their position in the Barclays Premier League last season.
Therefore, with the likes of Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas coming to the
Stamford Bridge, Chelsea wanted to make sure that the problems of less goals will
be addressed next season by a good chance conversion.

Here is the comparison of Chelsea
with Liverpool and Man City last season:-

Man City

Liverpool

Chelsea

Goals

102

101

71

Chances created

533

488

506

Shot accuracy

47

50

45

If
you look at the stats mentioned above, one thing is for clear that the Chelsea
midfield did not perform short of expectations last season. Instead they
created more chances than Liverpool however it was their chance conversion
percentage where they lagged behind the winners and the runners up. So, by
signing Diego Costa and and a return of Didier Drogba at the Stamford
Bridge, this problem might be solved for Chelsea next season.

Probable starting lineup:

With
Oscar driving criticism from Mourinho towards the end of last season and Cesc
Fabregas making his way into the ranks, it is expected that the Brazilian will
make way for the Spanish. For a team who has the best defensive record last
season in the league, a change in the defense seems unlikely however with the
arrival of Felipe Luis, it is expected that Azpilicueta will shift onto the
left with Ivanovic going out.